Washing-machine



(No Model.)

H. C. MEEKBR.

WASHING MACHINE.

No. 426,836. Patented Apr. 29,1890.

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UNITED STATES HENRY C. MEEKER,

WASHING PATENT OFFICE.

OF DESHLER, OHIO.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 426,836, dated April29, 1890.

Application filed May 27, 1889. Serial No. 312,189. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that LHENRY O. MEEKER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Deshler, in the county of Henry and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful lmprovements in Washing-Machines, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inwashing-machines; and it consists in the peculiarities hereinafterdescribed, and more fully pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, andon which like reference-letters indicatecorrespondingparts, Figure lrepresents avertical transverse sec- Itional view of my improvedmachine; Fig. 9,

a longitudinal vertical section of the same; Fig. 3, an inside elevationof the rubber shaftsupport, and Fig. 4 a plan view of this support and aportion of said shaft.

The letter A designates the body of the machine, Which is constructed ofsheet metal,

. preferably galvanized sheet-iron, and of the contour illustrated. Theends B are secured to the bottom C in any desired manner. The bottom, inthe greater portion of its length and in a belt of the desired Width, isfashioned in corrugated or fluted form, as suggested at D. Thiscorrugation may be effected by means of suitable dies in themanufacture, and one of its peculiarities is that the corrugations ateither side of a vertical center have their longer portions runningtoward a lcenter line and their shorter portions presented toward andagainst the action of the rubber as it moves toward either side of suchcenter. This formation renders the rubbing action more effective withoutliability to injure the clothes. The body is supported by suitablediverging legs lE in pairs at each end, and within the side pieces ofthebody are seemed plates F, slotted vertically and rabbeted, as

seen at G and H in Figs. 3 and 4. The rubber shaftI is fashioned with aneck and head J and K and fitted to the slot and rabbet so able. L, onenear each end.

near their upper ends by a hand-bar M, and are bifurcated at their lowerends, and have secured to them a segmental strip O, of wood or metal. Tothis strip and on the lower side P, of about the same Width as thecorrugations D. To the under 'side of the bottom l fasten two ways Q,within which are slidingly tted two hoods or casings R, of sheet metal.These hoods incase a belt extending any suitable length across thebottom, and, in connection with the bottom, constitute a chamber forcontaining the heat arising from Athe heating device. from each other toinsert and remove the heating device. The preferred form of this deviceis a small oil-stove of any approved type, to the wick-tubes S of whichis secured a iange T, adapted to hang on the brackets U, secured to thebottom. Small openings V are formed in the hoods to supply sufficientair to supportl combustion, and other openings W are provided to admitof a suitable draft.

By manipulating the rubber in the usual way it will be observed that theclothes will be abrasively treated with direct effect by the opposingcorrugations D. By means of the stove-lamp or other heating device itwill be seen that the Water in the machine can be kept at the propertemperature.

Having thus fully described my invention, what l claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a washing-machine, the combination, with the body thereof, wayssecured to the bot-tom, and hood-sections slidingly fitted to said waysand adapted to meet at their inner ends and having air-vents, ofbrackets secured to the body and a stove suspended from said brackets,with the burner-tubes adj acent to the bottom of the body.

2. In a Washing-machine, the combination, with the body and ,aheating-lamp secured beneath the same, of a hood composed of slidingsections enveloping the burners of said lamp, the space between the hoodand the the lamp, and suitable draft-openings.

3. In a washing-machine, the combination, with the body composed ofsheet metal and having a corrugated belt occupying a portion is secureda belt of corrugated rubber or wood These hoods may be moved to and,

bottom being adapted to receive heat from IOC of the width of the body,leaving a smooth or regular beit or space in the bottom at either sideof the said corrugations, of a, rubber mounted within the body undhaving t belt of coliugutions about the same width as the corrugatedbelt in the bottom and over the Sam e, the rubber extending to eitherside und over the smooth surface of the bottom, whereby the clothes areafforded a space to accumulate in While portions of them are being serubbed. Y

In testimony vwhereof I aiix my Asigimtule l n presence of twoWitnesses.

HENRY C. MEEKER. \Vitnesses:

T. L. HENRY, JOHN W. PFAFF.

